December 2012
- Dams, Rivers & People, Nov-Dec 2012, Vol 10, Issue 10-11
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Dams are a Fishy Business | 1 |
| Box: Experts on Fish Ladders | 5 |
| FAC Violating the FRA 2006 | 6 |
| Thirsty Rivers, Bygone Fishes, Hungry Societies | 7 |
| Loksabha Quotes on Ganga | 9 |
| How Many Dams on Chenab | 11 |
| The Himalayas: High Dam Density | 14 |
| Yamuna: National Shame | 16 |
| Whitewash of MAHA Scam |
18 |
| Maharashtra Water Disputes | 21 |
| Indore Urban Water Study | 24 |
| Methane Emission of Dams | 26 |
| Inspiring Microhydro | 27 |
| Groundwater Mining and Sealevel Rise | 28 |
| Ganga Water, Carcinogenic | 29 |
| Recognizing Rights of Rivers | 30 |
- Comment on NWRC meeting, Dec 2012
- Letter to NWRC on New National Water Policy, Dec 2012
Key Words: Formulation of NWP, Right to water, Privatisation, Big irrigation projects, Law tp protect rivers, Water Regulatory Authorities, suggestions - Dams Are A Fishy Business, Dec 2012
Key Words: Impact of dams, CIFRI, CMFRI, fisheries, EAC, Fish pass, Ladders, Environmental flow, Fish biodiversity - MoTA to MoEF: FAC blatantly violating FRA, Dec 2012
Key Words: FRA Act 2006, Ignore people’s right, MoTA, MoEF, Condemned FAC - Thirsty Rivers Bygone Fishes Hungry Societies: Nachiket Kelkar, Dec 2012
Key Words: Hilsa, Fisheries collapse, Farakka, scarcity of water, Dry downstream, River fisheries, Parliament debate, Ganga, Biodiversity - Dams on Chenab: How many are too many, Dec 2012
Key Words: Chandrabhaga, hydro projects, bypass by tunnel, Himachal, J&K, Cumulative Impact Assessment, downstream hydrology, water scarcity, list of dams - Indian Himalayas: Worlds Highest Dam Density, Dec 2012
Key Words: Potential Effects of Hydropower Development, species extinction submerged, Teesta basin, degraded forests, 460 dams - Yamuna: Why even apex court could not help clean the river for 18 years, Dec 2012
Key Words: National capital, shame, BOD, COD, minimum flow, High powered committee, untreated sewage, river pollution - White paper: Who is Mah Govt Fooling, Pradeep Purandare, Dec 2012
Key Words: Irrigation scam, Maharashtra, WRD, corruption & irregularities, Economic Aspects, MERI, Time & cost overrun, Reforms in Water Sector, Administrative Approval, Expenditure on establishment - Intrastate Water Disputes in Maharashtra, Dec 2012
Key Words: Seeds of bigger problems, storage levels, GMIDC, Dams in Godavari basin, Jayakwadi, Aurangabad Vision 2020 Document, strong protests, water releases, MWRRA - Indore WSS critique: Rahul Banerjee, Dec 2012
Key Words: Urban water, financial viability, Sustainability, Revenue model, Stats of WSS, Waste water system, ADB, poverty pockets, alternative system, Narmada - Water Governance in India: Himanshu Thakkar, IWMI – Tata Meet, December 2012
- Damming the Western Ghats Presentation, SWGM, December 2012
- Damned Biodiversity Presentation: Indian Biodiversity Congress, December 2012
November 2012
- Endangered Riverine Biodiversity in India, Nov 2012
- Gujrat Govt’s Poor Track Record on Water Front, Nov 2012
- MAHA Irrigation Scam, Nov 2012
- Irrigation Projects Audit, Maharashtra: Pradeep Purandare, Nov 2012
- Ruspiabagar Khasiabara HEP: Ulhas Karanth Com Report Extracts, Nov 2012
- MoEF EAC Submission on Fisheries, Nov 2012
- PR: World Fisheries Day, Nov 2012
- Diminishing Returns from Large Hydro, Nov 2012
October 2012
- Dams, Rivers & People, Sep-Oct 2012, Vol 10, Issue 8-9
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Rivers, the Most Endangered Species | 1 |
| Excerpts from FAC Report on Rupsiabagar Hydro | 9 |
| MAHA Irrigation Scam | 10 |
| Mah Water Audit: Myth and Reality | 17 |
| GOG’s Poor Track Record on Water | 20 |
| Letter to NWRC on NWP Suggestions | 21 |
| Extremely Weak CAG Audit on Hydro | 22 |
| Climate Water Mission to be Dropped? | 24 |
| Bhutan HEPs Threaten Endangered Species | 25 |
| Churning in Nepal Power Sector | 26 |
| New Publication from SANDRP | 28 |
- PR: Impact of Dams on Rivers CAN CBD HELP, Oct12, 2012
- Aquatic Biodiversity and CBD, SANDRP note (Summary), Oct 2012
- Aquatic Biodiversity and CBD, SANDRP note, Oct 2012
- Invitation: Side Event 2861, Impact of Dams Biodiversity, 8 Oct 2012
- Letter: Maharashtra Irrigation Scam, Oct 2012
September 2012
- PR: World Rivers Day, Sept 30, 2012
- New Publication from SANDRP: River Bagmati Bounties Become A Curse By Dr D K Mishra
- Civil Society Letter on Andhra Pradesh Mini Hydel Policy, Sept 2012
- Impacts of Dams on Riverine Fisheries in India: Parineeta Dandekar, Sept 2012
- Impacts of Adan Dam on Fisheries, Sept 2012
- Status of Canal Irrigation in Maharashtra, Sept 2012
- SANDRP comments on CDM proposal for 600 MW Upper Marsyagdi HEP in NEPAL, Sept 2012
- SANDRP comments on CDM proposal for 4.5 MW Hul HEP in HP, Sept 2012
- SANDRP & NESPON Comments on CDM proporsal for 6 MW Chel 2 SHP in West Bengal, Sept 2012
- PR: Inadequate CAG performance audit of hydro projects, Sept 2012
August 2012
- Dams, Rivers & People, Jul-Aug 2012, Vol 10, Issue 6-7
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| Damaged Rivers, Collapsing Fisheries: Impacts of Dams on riverine fisheries | 1 |
| ‘How our river changed in front of our eyes’: Impacts of Adan Dam on Fisheries in Maharashtra | 8 |
| Bhakra dams management: Callous, ad-hoc reservoir operation again | 10 |
| Dams, Agriculture and Drought | 12 |
| Mahrashtra Politicians’ increasingly clearer Dam Scam Links: Were the Political links with Big dam lobby ever more obvious? | 14 |
| Canal Irrigation in Maharashtra: Present Status | 17 |
| MoEF reconstitutes Forest Advisory Committee Pro industry, Anti Forests, violation of SC directions | 22 |
| Macro Impacts of Mini Hydel Projects in Karnataka | 25 |
- Dams Agriculture and Droughts in India, August 2012
- Letter to MoEF on Inappropriate FAC, Aug 21, 2012
- Comments on Proposed CDM status for 300 MW Panan Hydro Power Project, Aug 2012
- Press Release: Halt Mini Hydel Projects in Karnatka pending regulation and review, Aug 2012
- Submission To UNFCCC against Granting Carbon Credits to Nekkiladi Sahasralingeshwara MHP, Karnataka, Aug 2012
- Submission to UNFCCC against Carbon Credits Mahadevapura MHP affecting Gende Hosahalli Protected Area and critical habitat, Aug 2012
July 2012
- Press Release: NCP and Irrigation Scam politics, July 2012
- Meeting on discussion on a book about the 1979 Machuu Dam Disaster in Gujarat, (30th July 2012)
- The People, Piety, Pollution and Politics of Ganga, July 2012
- Irrigation and Water Systems in Bundelkhand’s Lalitpur District, July 2012
- CDM for 780 MW Nyamjang Chhu HEP: theatre of the absurd?, July 2012
- WII’s CIA of Ganga HEPs on biodiversity: Step in the right direction, July 2012
- Press Release: Why precarious water situation at Bhakra dams was avoidable, July 5, 2012
- Objection to 12.5 MW Jhalakoti Hydro project in Uttarakhand – SANDRP submission to UNFCCC on CDM proposal, July 2012
June 2012
- Dams, Rivers & People, April, May, June 2012, Vol 10, Issue 3-4-5
| INDEX | Page No |
|---|---|
| The People, Piety, Pollution and Politics of Ganga | 1 |
| Irrigation and Water Systems in Bundelkhand’s Lalitpur District | 7 |
| CDM for 780 MW Nyamjang Chhu HEP: theatre of the absurd? | 10 |
| WII’s CIA of Ganga HEPs on biodiversity: step in the right direction | 12 |
| India Water Week: Can we wish away ecological crisis of rivers? | 15 |
| Climate Change led to collapse of Harrapan civilization | 16 |
| NGT says no to filling Maheshwar dam reservoir | 17 |
| FOREST CLEARANCE FOR KALU DAM REJECTED | 18 |
| Maharashtra cancels the Kondhane dam | 19 |
| Karnataka High Court on SHPs: Govt number one enemy of forests | 20 |
| A DISASTROUS DECISION: ICFRE to do Sutlej basin CIA | 21 |
| Lahaul Valley villagers protest against HEPs | 22 |
| Remunicipalisation – Putting water back into public hands | 23 |
| Fisheries support over 4 lakh along Wainaganga River | 24 |
| Protecting food diversity through Organic Farming | 25 |
| Hydro dams pose threat to tourism in Nepa | 26 |
| Pak Fisherfolk protest against decreasing water in rivers & dams | 27 |
| New Publication from SANDRP: Water options for India in CC | 28 |
- Open Letter to World Bank India Country Director: Stop sham consultations, STOP funding destructive projects, June 2012
- Objections to Application of the 780 MW Nyamjang Chhu Hydro Project in Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh for CDM status, by SANDRP, KMSS, Save Mon Region Federation, Rural Volunteers Centre and CCDD, June 2012
May 2012
- Objection to Proposed CDM Credits for 24.75 MW Mahan-3 HEP in Chhattisgarh, May 2012
- Why the 24 MW Kukke Hydro in Karnataka should not get CDM credits, May 2012
- Rivers: Legal and Institutional Issues in India, May 2012
April 2012
- PR – FAC Rejects Forest Clearnce TO Kalu Dam: GOM has a lot to answer for, April 2012
- WII’s Cumulative Impact Assessment of Ganga hydel projects A small step and a long way to go, April 2012
- Letter to Minister of State for MoEF from Hydro Project PAFs, Arunachal Pradesh, April 2012
- Managing Embankments to Manage Disasters, April 2012
- The need for an integrated view on urban waste water, April 2012
- Why Inter-linking of Rivers is neither necessary nor Desirable, April 2012
- Letter to FAC to reject diversion for Kalu Dam and CIA for Mumbai Dams, April 2012
March 2012
- DRP March 2012, Vol 10 Issue 2
| INDEX | Page No |
| Why Inter-linking of Rivers is neither necessary, nor Desirable | 1 |
| Public statement from citizens on SC order on ILR | 5 |
| No Minister, Pune doesn’t need a new dam | 7 |
| Need for integrated view on urban waste water: case Study of Delhi | 9 |
| Managing Embankments to Manage Disasters | 14 |
| Silt eating into storage capacity of Karnataka’s dams | 18 |
| High Court Stays work on Kalu Dam | 19 |
| Members of the NGRBA resign; NGRBA meeting on April 17 | 20 |
| Groundwater a shock absorber in changing climate | 21 |
| Streams need trees to withstand climate change | 22 |
| “Ban CDM credits for large hydro” | 23 |
| Union Env. Minister has no time for indigenous people of ArP | 24 |
| Sikkim cancels two projects on Rangit; Tashiding faces protests | 26 |
| Nyamjang Chhu HEP would destroy Zemithang valley | 27 |
| India Tops List of Virtual Water Exporters | 28 |
| Madhya Pradesh to launch bio-health monitoring of Narmada River | 29 |
| ESG gets UN Water for Life best practice award | 30 |
| Potential of water saving in SRI | 31 |
| New Publication from SANDRP: Water options for India in a Changing Climate | 32 |
- Public statement requesting Supreme Court to Reconsider Order on ILR, March 29 2012
- Press Release: SANDRP report on Water Options in Changing Climate, March 2012
- Ex Summary: WATER SECTOR OPTIONS FOR INDIA IN CHANGING CLIMATE, March 2012
- Water Sector Options India in Changing Climate, March 2012
- Press Release: Pune doesn’t need new Dam, March 2012
- Himanshu Thakkar talks on Future of Yamuna Yamuna Elbe, March 2012
- Himanshu Thakkar talks on Green Clearances at CSE, March 2012
- Rivers of Gujarat, March 2012
February 2012
- DRP Jan-Feb 2012, VOL 9 ISSUE 12 – VOL 10 ISSUE 1
| INDEX |
Page No |
| Dismal power generation performance of large hydro in NE India | 1 |
| IE Journalist awards: There is conflict of Interest here, Sir | 5 |
| Draft National Policy 2012 largely seeks to help the vested interests | 6 |
| Clearance for L Demwe: MEF overrules all ind NBWL members | 9 |
| Diverse ecosystems can work as climate change buffer | 14 |
| Meghalaya eyes CDM credits to recover loss under Leshka HEP | 15 |
| Illegal dams for Mumbai: Kalu, Balganga, Susari | 16 |
| Purna dam: wrong assessment leads to loss of Rs 180 crores | 17 |
| NBA’s Jamin Hakk Sangharsh | 18 |
| ALSTOM under scrutiny by Norway on corruption issues | 19 |
| Arunachal Pradesh: Anjaw district’s micro hydro revolution | 20 |
| National Green Tribunal: All Citizens have right to contest projects | 21 |
| Alaknanda Hydro: Haggling for environment flow in EAC meetings | 22 |
| Himachal govt way of Buying silence, manufacturing consent | 23 |
| NEW PUBLICATION: ADB hydro project report in HP in HINDI | 24 |
- SANDRP Press Statement: Wildlife Clearance for Lower Demwe will be disastrous for Biodiversity, Feb 2012
- SANDRP Press Release on Farakka barrage gates remain broken for eight months, Feb 2012
- Dismal generation performance of Large HEP in NE India, Feb 2012
- Demwe Lower Unacceptable Wildlife Clearance, Feb 2012
- SANDRP Press Release on National Water Policy 2012, Feb 2012
January 2012
- Is MOEF at all interested in ensuring compliance – Continuing FARCE of conditional clearances, Feb 2011
- Letter to Vice President – Indian Express Conflict of Interest, Jan 2012
- Press Release: Conflict of Interest- Indian Express Awards Sponsored by JP and Monsanto, Jan 2012
- Ecological Management of Rivers in India, Jan 2012
- Dolphins of the Ganga – few fading fewer frolicking, Jan 2012
- The Threat of Unsafe Mullaperiyar Dam, Jan 2012
- How to ruin living rivers – The Fall of River Shastri, Jan 2012
- Crisis of Water Quality in India, Jan 2012
- Alaknanda Hydro – MEF approves project rejected twice by FAC and WII, Jan 2012
- Traditional Water Management Systems of East Vidarbha -2 CURRENT STATUS, Jan 2012
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